168 TIMALIID^. 



(155) Trocbalopterum erythrocephalam ramsayi. 



The Kaiienni Ekd-headed Laugiiing-Tiirusu. 



Trochalopterum rumsaiji Ogilvie-Grant, Bull. B. O. 0., xiv, p. 19 

 (1904) (Kareimee). 



Vernacular names. None recorded. 



Description. Differs fi-oin the last bird in having the chestnut 

 of the chin and throat continued over the entire breast and belly. 



Colours of soft parts. " Iris deep chocolate ; bill black ; legs 

 pinkish brown." 



Measurements. Total lengtli about 254 ram. ; wing 101 to 

 104 ram. ; tail about 114 mm.; tarsus about 40 mm.; culmen 

 about 20 ram. 



Distribution. Karenni, extending to the pine-forests in the 

 Salween District. 



Nidification and Habits. Nothing recorded. 



Trochalopterum phceniceum 



Key to Sabsj^)ecles. 



A. Tail broadly tipped with oranoe. 



a. General plumage darker . . . , T. p. plicenicewn, p. 168. 



h. General pluiuage paler T. p. hakeri, p. 169. 



B. Tail narrowly edged with ochraceous .... T. p. ripponi, p. 170. 



(156) Trochalopterum phceniceum phceniceum. 



The Assam Crimson-winged Laughing-Thrush. 



lanthocinda phaniicea Gould, Icon. Av., pi. 3 (1837) (Nepal). 

 Trochalopterum phaniceum. Blaiif. & C)ates, i, p. 93. 



Vernacular names. TUji-jjlw (Lepcha) ; Rejtcha (Bhut.). 



Description. Lores, cheeks, ear-coverts, round the eye and a 

 patch on the side of the neck crimson ; a short superciliiim black; 

 upper plumage olive-brown, the feathers of the crown with 

 partially concealed black margins ; tail black, broadly tipped with 

 orange and outermost feathers washed w^ith orange throughout ; 

 wing-coverts olive-brown ; primary-coverts dusky edged with 

 olive-brown ; winglet suffused with crimson on the outer webs 

 and outermost coverts edged with the same ; outer webs of 

 primaries edged \v,ith crimson and yellow, the former increasing 

 and latter decreasing in extent inwards ; secondaries with centre 

 of outer webs edged blue, the terminal portions suffused with 

 crimson, the bases with olive-green ; the whole lower plumage 

 fulvous olive-brown, tinged with ashy on the abdomen ; under 

 tail-coverts black, broadly tipped with crimson. 



